LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield

Blake Street Station: lnwrbs1506

View of the elevated station looking towards Birmingham as seen from Blake Street which passed beneath the line to Lichfield. The rural aspect of the station was well captured in this view which, believe it or not, was taken on 10th May 1960 and not thirty years earlier as might at first be expected. The station buildings are built to the standard LNWR design being of timber framed and clad construction a necessity when the station was elevated on embankments and weight needed to be minimised to keep construction costs low. However the platforms look as if they are built of pre-cast concrete sections which, if correct, would indicate that they have been replaced in later years.

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